In February of 1949, two groups of young hoop players known as Mead's Little Devils and the Tillicum Pee-Wee's posed for the Tacoma Times photographer in the Stadium High School Gym. The junior basketball teams were composed of boys all weighing 80 pounds or less. In the back row were Coaches Russ Meade and Art Spencer. Pictured in the back row, left to right, were Bill Fleming, Charles Woodke, Art Kirishian, Bill Keeton, John Fassett, Pete Swan, Michael Lemmon and Gary Paulson. Middle row- Tom Lizzote, Bruce Presszler, Jim Buckland, John Bush, Don Smith and David Hart. Front Row- Gary Fritschman, Allan Gibon, Kenneth Mohovic, Jim Hayes and Noel Carstens. Mead's Little Devils were scheduled to play at Mason Junior High School on February 25, 1949. (T.Times, 2/25/1949, p.21) Photograph ordered by Dick Lyall of the Tacoma Times. Note: names in Times caption do not match the number of boys.
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